Hopefully the third time is the charm.
Pat
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Hopefully the third time is the charm.
Pat
And you know, Pat, that luck and charms are important to an Irishman. The mascot of Lucky Charms cereal, created in 1963, is Lucky the Leprechaun, also known as Sir Charms, and originally called L.C. Leprechaun. It's the wee people who bring all the luck.
and they are gone again.... this is so frustrating, i tried to get a video earlier as I think i had wrigglers but I couldnt get it focused because of the area of the tank they were in.
I am going to look at options over the next couple of days. I am either going to get all the other fish out of the tank or move the pair to another tank
didnt get them moved yet. but they have spawned again.
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Can you divide your 350l, giving them about 20g? They like the water and environment. That’s critical at this junction. It also reduces the footprint for feeding. In addition, lower the water height.
You could also remove the other tank mates out of the tank.
cant really divide the tank without alot of disturbance which wouldnt be ideal. I am trying to get another tank(Juwel Lido 120) which I would move the pair into. Other than that I have a 20g cube that currently has 1 month old Geophagus Red Head fry in it which I might have consider doing something with. They have spawned in the same place as the last time, the unit they have spawned on is easily movable.
If i am attempting a move, should i try to do it today ? eggs are less than 24 hours old at the moment
Yes, if the eggs hatch moving the fry is impossible. Move the eggs then the parents.
Pat
I moved them this evening. so my main tank is now full of geophagus tapajos babies.
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took them about 20 minutes but they are back guarding the eggs. hopefully it works out this time
no wigglers....looks like the eggs were not fertilized :(